Shoe pressing apparatus



Oct. 19, 1937. COLELLA 2,096,372

SHOE PRESSING APPARATUS Filed April 27, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l J8 INVENTOR. 1.00/5 4. cow/,m

ATTORNEY.

Oct. 19, 1937. CQLELLA 2,096,372

SHOE PRESSING APPARATUS Filed April 27, 1932 2 Sheeis-Sheet 2 INVENTOR, LOU/J 4. (04541.19

V ATTORNEY.

E" UNITED STATES Louis'A. Colella,. Detroit, Michgassignor ofonethird to Marie Schell a i for, pressing. the welt. of theshoe.

' the outer edges of the sole. 'It is .an' object of Patented Oct. 19, 1937 G. Pearce, .Detroit,.Mic

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r Application-April 27;1932, Serial No. 607,816

. 4 'Claims.

- My-inivention:relates"to a new and useful immovement in ashoe pressing apparatus adapted primarily-for use'vin shoe repairing, although 7 from the descriptiongofthe invention its utility for shoe-- building will also appear. In shoe repairing, as now practiced; it is quite customary toattach a sole. or a half-sole to theshoe by means-of. glue or other similar adhesives. At the present time it is difficult. to properly secure-a sole to a shoebe'cause of the lack of any means firmly against thepresent invention to overcome this difliculty and avoid this objectionable feature by'providing aconstruction wherein the welt of vthe shoe will be securely engaged-and pressed against the sole to be aflixed thereto, while the remainder of the sole is firmly' pressed against the shoe.

' It is, another object of the present invention "toprovide-a means for pressing the welt of a shoe against a sole to be attached thereto and heating the welt during the pressing operation.

It is another object of the invention to provide a device of this class which will be simple in structure, economical in manufacture, durable, highly efficient in use, and easily and quickly applied for use.

' Other objects will appear hereinafter.

arrangementof parts hereinafter described and claimed. v

.The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a central, vertical, sectional view of the invention, with parts broken away and parts shown inside elevation.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, top-plan view with parts broken away. 7

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation view illustratinga hinge on the presser member.

Fig. 6 is a top-plan view of a modified form of the invention.

- Fig. 7 is a side elevation view of the modified form of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a top-plan view of a further modified form of the invention. v v

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary, sectional view, taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 6.

In the invention I use a presser bed I 2, having a metallic network supporting member l3 secured thereto, andsupporti'nga layer of yieldable material I4' such as felt or the like, covered by a cover l5, of leather or similar material, held in position by the retaining band l6. This bed I2 is supported on a suitable support ll. The shoe I8, to'which it is desired to attach the sole l9,

is pressed by a suitable last section and a last section2l, having a heating element 22'therein. The last section 20is provided with a shank 23 against which a suitable pressing screw 24 is attached to engagefor pressing the shoe on the presser bed.

A supporting arm or bracket 25 extends outwardly from the'shank- 23 and threaded through the arm 25 is a screw 26 on which is mounted. a hand wheel 21'. The lower end of the screw 26 is-swivelly connected to the head 28 of the supporting rib 29. This supporting rib 29 is provided atits opposite sides with the recesses 30 and 3|. 'A longitudinally'extending slot 32, is formed in each of the recesses and riding in the slots 32 are bolts 33 and 34. The bolt 33 serves to connect a brace arm 35 to the frame and to the rib 29. This brace arm 35 connects by means of the set screw 36 to the welt-engaging frame 31. This welt-engaging frame is provided with the swingable section 38, hinged as at 39. Secured to the swingable section 38 is a brace arm 40, having a bifurcated end 4| attached for embracing one of the bolts 34. The lower end of the brace arm 40 is secured by the stud 42 to the section 38. This connection of the brace arms 35 and 40 with the weltengaging member for the same connection is made between the lower end of the rib 29 and the welt-engaging member, or frame 31. In this type of construction there is threaded through the rib 29 a stud 44, which is swivelly connected to the welt-pressing frame 31 and provided with a wing nut 45 which is fixedly mounted on the stud 44 so that upona thread of the stud 44 the welt-pressing member 31 may be forced inwardly of the shoe so as to engage the entire surface of the welt. It will be noted that the inner face 46 of this welt-pressing member is concave to permit entry of the presser member inwardly, so as to engage the entire surface of the welt. Downward pressure on this presser-frame is exerted through the rib 29 the braces 35 and 40 and the screw 26. Each of the bolts 33 and 34 is provided with a wing nut 41, so that the position of the brace rods 35 and 40 relative to the slots 32 may be determined by adjusting the position of the brace rods by mea In Fig. 6, I have shown a modified form of structure in which the welt-pressing member is flexible, formed from a resilient sheating 4B, in

which is extended the section rods 49. The rib 29' is connected pivotally atone end of the brace rods 35' and The other ends of these brace rods are looped, as at 50, to embrace the weltpresser member and the lower end of the rib 29 is also looped, as at 5|, about the presser member;

In Fig. 8, I have shown the presser-member formed'from a forward section 52, having a pair of side sections 53 hingedly connected thereto.

I It is believed obvious that an electrical heating element may be extended through the presser member if desired, and, in Fig. 1 I have shown the presser-member 31 with a heating element 54 embedded therein.

Inthe form shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8 greater flexibility is present than in the form of press er-members shown in Fig. 2; but the general operation and effect of all of the forms of presser-members is the same.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of structure shown, but I wish to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

.I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire. to secure by. Letters Patent is: r

1. In a device of the class described: a supporting member having grooves formed on its opposite faces adjacent one end; a welt engaging member secured to the opposite end of said supporting member, said welt engaging member comprising a pair of oppositely disposed, relatively movable parts; a brace member connected at one end to each of said parts and engaging at its opposite end in said groove; and means carried by said supportingmember for adjusting the positions of said ends in said grooves.

2. In a device of the class described: a welt engaging member having a pair of oppositely disposed, relatively movable parts; a supporting memberconnectedat one end to said welt engagof oppositely disposed relatively movable welt engaging parts for engaging the welt of a sole throughout its length; and an electric heating element extending longitudinally of each of said parts.

4. In a'device of the class described, a welt engaging member comprising a plurality of welt engaging parts swingably connected at adjacent ends; means for swinging said parts relatively. to each other for adjusting the size of said member; and a flexible heating element extending around said member and swingable with said parts. 7 I LOUIS A. COLELLA. 

